Sideways

8.5/10- Sideways is the story of two middle-aged men named Miles and Jack, who go on a week long trip before Jake gets married that Saturday. Miles is a Middle School English Teacher/Writer and wine conosure who got divorced 2 years prior. He is waiting to hear if his first book is being published. He is the type that keeps to himself mostly, suffers from depression (i think anyway) and is shy. Jack, on the other hand, is the wild, party type who is always looking to have a good time. The movie revolves around their trip, and the soul searching they go through. The acting from both Paul Giamatti (Miles) and Thomas Haden Church (Jack) was great. Each character started in one place, and by the end of the movie, became a new man in a sense, and Giamatti and Church made that transformation apparant. This movie depicted a real friendship between two guys, no matter what the age. Even at 19, i felt like i could relate to some of the arguments they were having as well as the fun. It made the movie something real that you could see happening to you.
As for the comedy- i would say its definentily not the funniest movie I’ve seen, but it has it moments, or blocks. There were the wise ass sexual innuendoes from Jack from time to time, as well as some just flat out funny scenes that meshed well with the movie. My only complaint is that the movie has some fairly boring parts and seemed to run a little long, even though i was just over 2 hours. I still highly recommend you see it, as it isnt your average movie. Later